Riding-skirt.



No. 742,349 PATENTED OUT. 27, 1903.

J. A. ONDRAK.

RIDING SKIRT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25. 1903.

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m" Wimwwo W No. 742,349. PATENTED OCT. 27, 1903.

J. A. ONDRAK.

RIDING SKIRT.

APPLIGATIONFILED MAR. 25, 1903.

H0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented October 27, 1 903.

UNITE-D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB A. ONDRAK, NEW YORK, N. Y.

RIDING-SKIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,349, dated October 27, 1903.

' Application filed March 25, 1903. Serial No. 149,429- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, JACOB A. ONDRAK, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Riding, Cycling, Golf, and Street Costume, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesto a combined riding, cycling, golf, and street habit or costume, its object being to provide a divided skirt or habit which is readily convertible for use for any of these purposes at will. The costume is also arranged to be worn by alady when riding on either a ladys or gentlemans saddle.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a front view of the skirt or habit adapted as agolf-habit or street costume. Fig. 2 represents a rear view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a vertical axial section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a section of Fig. 3 on the line a: 00. Fig. 5 shows a section of Fig. 3 on the linem Fig. 6 represents a lady on a horse dressed in the skirt with a suitable waist. Fig. 7 shows a development or pattern of one-half of the costume as represented in Fig. 3.

Referring to the details of the invention, the skirt is represented to consist of the two main portions 1 and 2, each of which constitutes a leg of the costume, the inner upper edges 9 of which are united by stitching to form a crotch, which is also indicated by 9. At the rear upper ends of the crotch the edges Q'are folded over to form inverted plaits 6. Extending from the front portion of the crotch 9 is formed a placket-opening. In the front ends of the main portions 1 and 2 are formed two plaits 3 at, which are folded back and then overlap each other to form a fly-piece of the opening 8. The ends 10 and 11 of the fly-pieces may be secured by buttons or other fastenings 12. The ends of the plaits 3 and 4 are generally stitched, as shown at 3, Fig. 1, forming stitched tucks, and are fastened together by buttons 13 or other suitable fastenin gs, which can be opened when the habit is used for riding, being closed when the wearer is walking. The main portions 1 and 2 are united from the edge 9 down the seam 14, from which latter extends the opening 7. Straps 15 are secured to the lower inner faces of the portions 1 and 2. sewed to the upper end of the main portions. It will be noted by the combination of the parts of my costume that the limbs of the wearer are at all times comfortably covered, giving ease when riding by means of the openings 7 and by disconnecting the ends 3 and 4 of the main portions. J

The divided portions of the costume are fully concealed when walking by securing the ends 3 and 4 of the main portions together. Having described my invention, I claim- 1. A divided skirt comprising two main portions for the legs of the wearer, a crotch formed by the junction of the said portions, a fly formed from the end of the crotch to the upper ends of the front of the main portions, stitched tucks formed in the front ends of main portions covering said fly, means to secure said tucks together, and openings on the inner ends of the main portions extending from the lower end of the garment up- 7 wardly.

2. A divided skirt comprising two main portions for the legs of the wearer, a crotch formed by the junction of the said portions, a fly formed from the end of the crotch to the upper ends of the front of the main portions, stitched tucks formed in the front ends of main portions, means to secure the said stitched tucks together, openings on the inner ends of the main portions extending from the lower end of the garment, and straps secured on the lower inner faces of the main portions.

3. A divided skirt comprising two main portions for the legs of the wearer, a crotch formed by the junction of the inner upper ends of the said portions, plaits formed in the two main portions in the rear parts thereof and extending from the upper end of the garment a certain distance down the line of the crotch, a junction of the two main portions for a certain distance from the top end and in the rear part of the garment, said junction A waistband 16 is running into the crotch,stitched tucks formed in the front parts of the main portions, fastenings to secure said tucks to each other, a fly formed in the front ends under the said tucks and extending upwardly from the crotch, fastenings to secure the said fly, openings in the inner sides of the main portions starting a certain distance below the crotch and extending to the lower end of the skirt. IO

Signed at New York, county and State of New York, this 14th day of March, 1903.

JACOB A. ONDRAK. Witnesses: F. MYERS, EDWARD VOGEL. 

